There are 105 projects that match your search.
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Yemen
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Land Degradation
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2009
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49,669.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP4/Y3/CORE/LD/09/01 |
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The project aimed at securing water supply for local community and their animals in Ma'la plateau. This is going to acheive the building of 22 tanks for rain water harvest during the rainy season. This water is going to be used for domestic use by ( ... )
and animals. The total capacity is 3713 cubic meters. In addition, the project will help raise awarenss of the local community about climate change and effort towards adapting with their impact.
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Yemen
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Land Degradation
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2009
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22,530.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: YEM/GEF/SGP/OP4/Y2/CORE/09/04 |
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Harf village is located in the extreme west Myhah region, western part of Socotra. Myaha is also known as being the driest part of Socotra. Fetching water from distance, far a way from residence requires women hard labour carrying water on their ( ... )
Rainwater harvest is the only solution to provide the community with source of water for use all year round. The community exerts long effort and hardship to solve water shortage for better living while on grazing rotation in this area.
Local community planned to build five water harvest cisterns (Capacities are 95; 80; 234; 144 and 120 Cubic meters)that can hold nearly 673 cubic meters each
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Yemen
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Biodiversity
Land Degradation
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2009
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13,420.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: YEM/GEF/SGP/OP4/CORE/Y2/09/08 |
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Al-Ghaileen village is located in the Mountain of Bura. The village is characterized by difficult land topography, extensive terrace system, water harvest and coffee plantation. Water is the most scarce resource for domestic and agriculture uses. ( ... )
spend considerable time fetching water from springs far away from their homes with an additional effort carrying the water on their back almost in vertical slopes.
This project aimed at water use efficiency for both domestic and agricultural uses. The community received grant from SGP and implemented water harvest project. The community created a revolving fund that provides cash co-financing to
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Yemen
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Biodiversity
Climate Change Mitigation
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2008
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23,320.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP4/Y1/Core/2008/2 |
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Rouche Protected area is located in Halah region, north-eastern part of Socotra. The PA is located 400m off shore. Communities in the two neighbouring villages establishement of basic infrusttructure and capacity to host eco-tourism especially that ( ... )
PA has significant coral and rocks attract significant number of tourists without being guided for mutual benefits.
The project will ensure the followings: Water supply, and basic infrustructure e. g. Kitchen, Store, Dinning shade, bathrooms, Solar energy sysem for lighting, capacity building, and bedding. The project will raise environmental awareness among communities towards sustanable
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Yemen
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International Waters
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2008
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13,028.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: YEM/GEF/SGP/OP4/CORE/Y1/08/05 |
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Bier Ali Village is located in the proximity of Bier Ali Protected area on the Arabian Sea Coast of Yemen. The village is a main fish receiving market for large number of fishermen from Shabwah Governorate. Fish offal’s of processed fish is a ( ... )
m when thrown in the open landscape or on the coast especially in high fishing seasons. Community complains of the bad smell of decaying fish offal’s invading their homes and every where in the village surroundings.
The Coastal Women Society is a local NGO proposed putting an end to their suffering by collecting the offal’s and composting to convert them into organic fertilizer that could
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Yemen
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2008
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12,624.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP4/Y1/Core/2008/1 |
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This project aims at supporting 20 families (150 inhabitants), to supply domestic water and develop a 200m2 home garden for each family. The village of Galelhon is located along the wadi of Qalancia. It is close to the new road to Qalancia. 20 ( ... )
es are living temporarly, as they are Bedouin. Their aim is to settle there and to develop an agriculture activity, which will start with the home gardening. Now the village has a school, and a health centre. The project is organized in two steps :
The supply of water for the families and the home gardens, from one well :
- The digging of a well (10m deep, water table 6m deep end of dry
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Yemen
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Biodiversity
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2008
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13,510.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: YEM/GEF/SGP/OP4/CORE/Y1/08/06 |
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Socotra Island rich biodiversity in fauna and flora has capture word attention for its conservation. There is high rate of endemism in its plants and animals. Socotra plant and Animal biodiversity are prone to the impact of invasive species e.g. the ( ... )
House Crow that reach Socotra in 1996 and increased to reach 28 birds within two years. The continuous eradication over the past 10 years results in the reduction of its number to about 12 individual. It’s hoped that doing an effective eradication method would result in 100% eradication of this invasive species.
Since opening the island and wide spread exportation of rice for Human food and
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Yemen
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International Waters
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2008
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14,987.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP4/Y1/Core/2008/4 |
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Hawf Protected Area was declared in 2005. Hawf PA being located at the extreme east of Yemen close to the Sultanate of Oman border considers the eastern door to Yemen. Solid waste is one of the problems faced by local communities in the urban and ( ... )
areas. Plastic bags covering trees and shrubs and Cattle and Camels ingesting them cause disturbance of the natural scenery and mortality of animal.
Local community represented in the three NGOs wanted to address the problem through improving collection system, disposal in the dump place, recycling, raise awareness among tourists and resident alike on the impact of solid waste. Wider public
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Yemen
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Land Degradation
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2008
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50,000.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: YEM/SGP/OP4/Y2/Core/2008/7 |
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Hawf Protected Area (HPA) is located in Hawf district Al-Mahara Governorate in the extreme east of Yemen close to border with the Sultanate of Oman. It was declared as PA in 2005. The area is heavily vegetated due to monsoon during July –September ( ... )
Water shortage prevails during the rest of the year. Communities are forced to bring water by cars or on the back of donkeys from distance away that can reach 4 Km.
Local Communities in the targeted villages identify water harvest from their houses roofs is the principle solution to their water shortage problem. The water is mainly used for domestic use where as animals drink at the water point
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Yemen
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Land Degradation
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2008
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50,000.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: YEM/GEF/SGP/OP4/CORE/Y1/08/03 |
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Drakbou area consits of 12 villages located in the western part of Socotra considered the dreiest area due to shortage of renewable water resources due to short of rsain and holding capacity in the ground. The area is an open grassland with ( ... )
nded by hills from 3 sides intersected by rain water drainage system. Community practice herding of livestak mainly sheep and Goats. Community attempted to solve the water shortage problem by building open water cisterns"Karifs". These cisterns neither hold sufficient water nor good quality due to water property change under the sun.
Population of 750 inhabitants in 12 villages and theri
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Yemen
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Land Degradation
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2007
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20,484.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: YEM/OP3/2/07/8 |
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Bani Battal and neighbouring villages located on western escarpemnt of Yemen (N14 55.021 E43 29.434). The area is well know for its steep mounttains terrraces for agriculture and water conservation. Rain-fed agriculture is tghe main occupation of ( ... )
mmunities in the area. Water availability for domestic and supplementary irrigation is the main challenge for women fetching water for household use and for farmers to provide supplementary irrigation of limited crops (Coffee and Qat). Rain occures in Summer months when the surplus is drained to lower coastal areas reaching the sea. Water harvesting and storing techniques is in practice for
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Yemen
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2007
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12,291.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: YEM/OP3/2/7/9 |
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Rokeeb village located to the east of Hadibo capital city of Socotra. There live 63 families in 41 homesteads and a total population of 345 inhabitants. Water source is a distance away well where women bring it home on their back. It took more time ( ... )
enough water is available in their homes.
Community proposed having a solar energy driven pumping system to convey water at home stead through a networks of piping to reduce women labour. Project sustainability is secure through installation of water meters in each homestead where each house hold pays for into a revolving fund box.
In addition to water supply the project helps community to
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Yemen
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Multifocal Area
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2007
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22,354.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: YEM/OP3/2/07/10 |
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Kamaran Islands located in the Red Sea some 22 km away from shore at Assalif port (N 15o 33466 E 42o 60861). The population is 3000 inhabitants. Women are educated and aware of the value of their traditional crafts and its ram materials on the ( ... )
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Women proposed revival of older Generation crafts and sustainable use of natural resources in which Doum Plam tree species is the basic element in their lives. The project aimed at training younger generation to preserve older generation sustainable, organic life style by using Doum palm in furniture, Packing materials, Housing and bedding, and various other products. Being aware that the
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Yemen
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2006
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15,844.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: YEM/OP3/2/06/05 |
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Amahk Beach is located 20 km north of Bedhola Village (N12.34480 E 54.02083). The beach consists of sand dunes intracted with date palm trees forming a half moon shape. The sand is extened some distance into the Sea that makes it of extra natural ( ... )
attractive to tourists. The community proposed to provide some services to eco-tourists in exchange for income generation for communiyty benefit from providing shelters, food, goods and Guidance.
The Socotra Eco-tourism Society based in Hadibu (with capacity) in collaboration with Al-Mostakbal Fishing Cooperative Society (local) developed a set of activities that ensure the sustainable
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Yemen
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Biodiversity
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2006
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2,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: YEM/OP3/1/06/02 |
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Date palm is the sole and wide spread agriculture activity on Socotra, Yemen. It has been responsible for the survival of man and animals during centuries of human settlement on the island. The estimated number of trees is 1.5 million producing ( ... )
almost annually, facing difficulties in husbandary (due to difficulty of pollinating trees) and post harvest crop management. Dates crop is harvested, processed and stored in meadeaval techniques. This includes ground sun drying, removal of seeds, packing in Goats' skin. The process yield dirty, non marketable product, high percentage of spoiled dates caused by insects and finally an economic
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Yemen
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Land Degradation
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2006
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2,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: YEM/OP3/2/06/03 |
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Ottma district is an area of natural beauty was announced as protected area. Due to its mountainuous nature, steep slopes, roads building and human activities, the district is suffering from termandous land degardation caused by soil errosion and ( ... )
tion in lower system. The result is flood water diversion towards terraces land at the mountain slope and a long wadi sides causing its erosion. The problem is evident in the whole watershed therefore for effective solution to this problem need a hydrological study and design of flood water control and soil retention measures along the water shed and of wadi Khabash and its tributaries.
The
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Yemen
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Biodiversity
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2006
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4,557.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: YEM/OP3/2/06/07 |
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The Project aimed at supporting 14 families (150 inhabitants) to returned back to their village of “Hazalanou” previously abandoned 15 years ago. The project will instantly helps 8 families to settle back and hopeful the rest will join them ( ... )
establishing 8 gardens for vegetable production and forestry of indigenous tree species as wind breaks. Community will produce several vegetables crops for their own uses and for sale to ensure some income for their families
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Yemen
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Land Degradation
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2006
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25,854.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: YEM/GEF/SGP/OP3/2/06/01 |
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Bura district in general and Al-Ghaileen village (N 14.91119 E 43.47283 ) in particular are of mountinuous nature of almost 80% slope. The mountain slope is covered with terraces used for growing cash crops like Coffee, sorghum and qat. Terraces ( ... )
d soil and water conservation in the area. Water is available through erratic rainfall during summer. Rain water is the only source for human surviuval and agriculture. Community manage to harvest rain water and store it in underground cisterns for year round domestic use and as supplementary irrigation for limited cash crops. However, their efforts is limited by lack of financial resources to
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Yemen
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Biodiversity
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2006
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49,999.40
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Phase 3
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Project Number: YEM/OP3/1/06/04 |
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Scund is the highiest mouunttains on Socottra Located at Latitude +13 87403 and Longtitude +82 5289. The area consists of Nature Sactury and adjacent National park. The area is the main soucre of water for Socotra where heavy vegetation catch ( ... )
s and produce permenantt water sources for down stream users. The community at Scun is semi nomadic pastroralist settling at trhe national park in seven different villages, 10.5 km from the water course and the siite overloooking most of the Socottra tterritory and the spaced out Indian Ocean.
The project aimed at assisting communities to acquire fresh water from a renewable source for drinking
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Yemen
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Land Degradation
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2006
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50,000.00
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Phase 3
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Project Number: YEM/OP3/1/06/05 |
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Qadheb village located at N 12 63410 E 53 94980, under the Raiged watershed. It has 3011 people in 309 families live in 232 hiouses. The village suffer from heavy flood in 1998 and 2004 when many houses were washed out. This is as a result of ( ... )
earosion and deposition of earth materials elevates Wadi bed and divert flood path towards the village. Local community in the village abundon their home due to fear from flood. Poverty is prevauiling since people only fishermen and herders fish only 6 months per year, hence are unable to shift and build their houses away from the area.
The project was based on baseline hydrological study
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